LEGEND of ACRONYMS: ACDA = American Choral Directors Association FMEA = Florida Music Educator s Assoc. ACE = Arts for a Complete Education FOA = Florida Orchestra Association AGFM = A Gift for Music FSYO = Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra ASTA = American String Teachers Association FVA = Florida Vocal Association CFOC = Central Florida Orff Chapter UCF = University of Central Florida FBA = Florida Bandmasters Association FCAT = Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test FEMEA = Florida Elementary Music Educators Association June 15 17 FMEA Summer Summit, U.S.F. - Tampa 14 July 15 OCPS Summer School 20 Father s Day July 4 Independence Day Holiday 8-10 F.B.A. Summer Conference - Hilton Hotel, Orange County Convention Center 8 UCF Wind Ensemble Performance at the FBA Summer Conference Hilton Hotel, Orange County Convention Center 26 Aug. 6 FSYO String Mania for Elementary/Middle School Students 29-30 Head s Choral Panorama 2010 Hilton Hotel, Altamonte Springs 30 31 FVA Pre-School Conference Hilton Hotel, Altamonte Springs August 2-13 OCPS High School Summer School Marching Band Camp 7 FEMEA Summer Conference 2010, Jacksonville 11 Ramadan Begins at Sundown 16, 17, 19, 20 OCPS Pre-Planning Week 18 OCPS District Music Staff Development Day, Cypress Creek HS 18 FBA, FOA, FVA District Meetings at District Staff Development 22 FSYO 1 st Rehearsal 23 1st day of school 28 All-State Band Prep Clinic UCF 28 Central Fla. Orff Chapter Brevard County
September 1 1 st OCPS Pay day for teachers 6 Labor Day Holiday - No School 8 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC, Teaching with the end in Mind Introducing Music Skills, Sunset Park ES 9-10 Rosh Hashanah 9 Ramadan ends at Sunset 11 ACT Test 12 Grandparents Day 16 Alternate Date: FBA All-State Band Auditions 16 18 String Institute, Stetson University 17 18 Yom Kippur 18 FBA All-State Band Auditions, Site Ocoee HS 18 All-State Orchestra Prep Clinic; UCF 20 24 Elementary School Open House Window 21 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 22 OCPS All-County Orchestra Auditions Chain of Lakes MS 22 Chorus Faculty PLC Training, Boone High School, 3:45 5:15 23 Seminole County Public Schools All-County Chorus Concert, 6:00, Seminole Community College 27 Oct. 1 Middle School Open House Window October 1, 2 FCMENC/FMSA Conference, Polk County 2 FOA All-State Orchestra Auditions Site TBD 4 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 4-8 High School Open House Window 5 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 8 9 Florida Dance Education Organization Fall Convention, Daytona Beach 9 SAT Test 9 FVA All-State Test #1, Timber Creek High School 11 Columbus Holiday 11 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 13 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC, Developing Music Skills, Wyndham Lakes ES 14 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 13 PSAT Test, Grades 10 11 15 Student Holiday/Teacher Non-Work Day (Statewide Professional Day) 16 PSAT Test 16 Boss s Day 16 Central Florida Orff Chapter & Chapter Sharing, Osceola County
October 17 FSYO Opening Concert, 4:00, Bob Carr 18 22 High School FCAT Retake Tests, Reading & Math 19 2 nd Grade Ballet Bob Carr 20 2 nd Grade Ballet Bob Carr 21 2 nd Grade Ballet Bob Carr 22 2 nd Grade Ballet Bob Carr 23 ACT Test 25 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 26 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 28 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 28-29 F.O.A./ASTA Fall Conference Orlando Hilton Hotel 28 Last day of 1st Grading Period 29 Student Holiday/Teacher Workday 30 FOA All-State Orchestra Tape Judging Orlando Hilton Hotel November 1 1st day of 2nd Grading Period 2 Election Day 4 6 American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference Spokane, Washington 4-6 State ACDA Conference 5 Report Card Date 1 st Marking Period 6 SAT Test 2010 2011 ALL-COUNTY ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL 4 Sectional/Run-Through Rehearsals, 7:00 9:00 PM; Olympia HS 11 Meet the Conductors Dinner, 5:30 6:30; Rehearsal, 7:00 9:00; Olympia HS 12 Full Day Rehearsal, 9:00 4:30, Olympia HS 13 Dress Rehearsal 1:00-3:00; Concert 4:00 6:00, Olympia HS
November 6 FBA High School Marching Band MPA; Citrus Bowl 6 Bach Festival Young Artist Competition, Rollins College 7 Daylight Savings Time Ends 8 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 9 OCPS MS All-County Band Auditions, Site TBD 9 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th Grade Young People s Concerts Bob Carr 10 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC Training, Applying Music Skills, Lakemont ES 11 Veteran s Day 2010 2011 ALL-COUNTY CHORUS FESTIVAL Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 OCPS All-County Chorus Area or Sectional Rehearsals, Middle School & High School OCPS All-County Chorus Dinner and First Full Rehearsals, Meet & Greet Dinner: 5:00 6:00; Rehearsals 6:30 8:30 OCPS All-County Chorus Full Day Rehearsals & Concert, 8:30 5:00 (High School), 8:30 4:30 (Middle School), 7:00 Concert 12 OCPS Dance Expose 2010 Dr. Phillips H.S. 13 F.V.A. All-State Test #2, Lake Nona High School 13 FBA Roll of Distinction Concert - Stetson University 14 FBA Hall of Fame Ceremony; - Stetson University 15 OCPS HS All-County Band/Jazz Band Auditions, Site TBD 18-19 District Thespian Festival, One-Acts Cypress Creek HS 20 District Thespian Festival, Individual Events Freedom HS 21 FSYO Symphonic Orchestra @ Leesburg 22-26 Thanksgiving Break
December 1 Hanukkah Begins at Sundown 2 9 Hannukah 2-4 Tri-State Band Clinic - Florida State University 2-5 Festival of Winds Clinic - University of South Florida 4 FSYO Holiday Concert, Lake Eola Bandshell 4 SAT Test 11 ACT Test 11 A Gift for Music Winter Concert; Site TBD 13 16 District V Thespian Festival Dr. Phillips H.S. 15-18 Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic - Chicago 17 Last day of school before Winter Break 26 Kwanzaa December 20 31 OCPS Winter Break January 3 1st day of school after Winter Break 10 FOA District Dinner Meeting, Brick and Fire Restaurant 12 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC, Using Technology, ELC Computer Lab 12-15 FMEA Conference - Tampa 12 15 OCPS Final Exams 17 Martin Luther King Holiday - No School 20 Last day of 2nd Grading Period 21 Student Holiday/Teacher Workday 22 SAT Test 24 1st day of 2nd semester (3rd Grading Period) 2010 2011 ALL-COUNTY CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL 25 All-County High School & Middle School Sectional/Run-Through Rehearsals, Winter Park HS, 6:30 9:00 PM 27 All-County Band Legends Dinner, 5:30-6:30 PM; All-County Band Rehearsal, 7:00-9:00 PM 28 All-County Band Full Day Rehearsal, 8:30-4:00 (all 3 Bands); Middle School All-County Jazz Band Tape Judging - afternoon 29 All-County Band Festival Rehearsals: 7/8 Band, 9:00-11:00 AM 11/12 Band, 11:00-1:00 PM FBA Lunch Meeting 11:30 12:30 9/10 Band, 1:00-3:00 PM Concert 7:00 P.M.
January 27 29 Seminole County All-County Band Festival - Site TBD 28 Report Card Date 2md Marking Period 29 UCF Music Scholarship Auditions January or February (TBD) FOA Solo/Ensemble MPA; Southwest Middle School February 4 OCPS/Orange County Collaboration: Principal s Appreciation Breakfast; Sonesta Hotel, 7:30 9:30 am 4-5 FVA High School and Middle School Solo & Ensemble MPA; Colonial High School 5 State Orff Workshop, Brevard County 9 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC; All- County Honor Festival Repertoire & Instructional Strategies, Ferncreek ES 10 FBA High School Jazz Band MPA; Apopka HS 11-12 FBA High School Solo & Ensemble MPA; Apopka HS 12 ACT Test 12 UCF Music Scholarship Auditions 13 FSYO Celebration of Music Education Concert 19 Seminole County Elementary Music Festival, Site TBD, 2:00 21 School Holiday 22 All-County Jazz Band Middle School Sectional Rehearsals, 6:30 8:30 23 Chorus Faculty PLC Workshop, Boone High School, 3:45 5:15 24 26 All-County Jazz Band Festival: Site TBD 9:00 10:00 MS 2 Rehearsal, 10:30 11:30 MS 1 Rehearsal, 12:00 1:00 HS Rehearsal 26 UCF Music Scholarship Auditions March 1-4 FCAT WRITES: Grades 4, 8 and 10 3-5 FVA High School Concert MPA; Timber Creek HS 5 Central Fla. Orff Chapter @ Westbrooke ES 6 FSYO Celebration Concert 9 12 ACDA National Conference, Chicago 9 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC, Using Technology for Music Skill Development, ELC Computer Room 10 12 FBA High School Concert Band MPA; East River HS 10-12 FOA Concert MPA; Cypress Creek HS 12 SAT Test
13 Daylight Savings Time Begins 16 19 State Thespian Festival, Tampa 17-19 FBA Middle School Concert MPA - Site TBD 17 19 FVA Middle School Concert MPA; Apopka High School 17 St. Patrick s Day 17-19 National ASTA Conference Kansas City, Missouri March 19 FOA State Solo & Ensemble MPA; Brandon High School 21 23 FBA North State Solo & Ensemble MPA - Godby HS, Tallahessee 24 Last day of 3rd Grading Period 25 Student Holiday/Teacher Workday 25-26 FBA Central State Solo & Ensemble MPA Freedom HS, Orlando March 28 - April 1 OCPS Spring Break March 30 April 6 FCAT High School Make-Up tests, Reading & Math April 1 2 FBA South State Solo & Ensemble MPA Coral Reef HS 4 1st Day of 4th Grading Period 8 Report Card Date 3 rd Marking Period 9 ACT Test 11 22 FCAT Window, Grades 3 10 Reading & Math, Grades 5, 8 and 11 Science 16 UCF Music Admission Auditions (Not Scholarship) 18 FOA District Dinner Meeting; TB 22 Good Friday 24 Easter April 27 Chorus Faculty PLC Workshop, Boone HS, 3:45 5:15 27 29 FOA State Concert MPA Florida Southern College, Lakeland 28 29 FBA North State Concert MPA Lincoln HS, Tallahassee 28 29 FBA Central North State Concert MPA North Port HS, Ocala 28-29 FBA Central South State Concert MPA Ocoee HS, Orange Co. 28 29 FBA South State Concert MPA Flanagan HS, Ft. Lauderdale 26 29 FVA State Concert MPA; Site TBD
ELEMENTARY ALL-COUNTY HONORS FESTIVAL 19 Elementary All-County Honors Festival, Rehearsal #1, Asbury United Methodist Church, Maitland; 4:00 6:00 PM 22 Elementary All-County Honors Festival, Rehearsal #2, Asbury United Methodist Church, Maitland, 4:00 6:00 26 Elementary All-County Honors Festival Full-Day Rehearsal Asbury United Methodist Church, Maitland; 8:00 3:30 29 Elementary All-County Honor Festival Dress Rehearsals & Concert, First Baptist Church, Orlando, 4:00 Call, 7:00 Concert May 2 6 AP Exams 5 FBA Middle School Jazz Band MPA; Site TBD 6-7 FBA Middle School Solo & Ensemble MPA; South Creek MS 7 SAT Test 8 Mother s Day 9 13 AP Exams 12 Elementary Music Faculty Wednesday Afternoon PLC, Goal Setting with the End in Mind for 2011-2012, TBA 14 AGFM Spring Concert 15 FSYO Finale Concert, Bob Carr 23 FVA Spring Meeting, Buca di Beppo Restaurant 30 Student/Teacher Holiday Memorial Day June 4 SAT Test 8 Last day of School 9-10 OCPS Post-Planning 11 ACT Test 16 Report Card Date 4 th Marking Period 19 Father s Day July 7 8 FBA Summer Conference Hilton Hotel, Altamonte Springs